diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
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+# This workflow will build a golang project
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-go
+
+name: Go
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.21.6"
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: go build -v ./...
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: go test -v ./...
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+data
+.idea
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+A key-value store inspired by [BitCask](https://github.com/basho/bitcask)
+
+```
+go run .
+go test -bench=. # for benchmarks
+```
diff --git a/daemon.go b/daemon.go
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+++ b/daemon.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	kv, err := NewKV()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln("Error initializing KV store", err)
+	}
+	defer func(kv *KV) {
+		err := kv.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalln("Failed to close")
+		}
+	}(kv)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		spaceIdx := strings.Index(line, " ")
+		command := line
+		if spaceIdx != -1 {
+			command = line[0:spaceIdx]
+		}
+
+		switch command {
+		case "GET":
+			value, err := kv.Get(line[spaceIdx+1:])
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println(err)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Println(value)
+			}
+		case "SET":
+			args := line[spaceIdx+1:]
+			spaceIdx := strings.Index(args, " ")
+			if spaceIdx == -1 {
+				fmt.Println("Syntax SET <key> <value>")
+				continue
+			}
+			key := args[0:spaceIdx]
+			value := args[spaceIdx+1:]
+			err := kv.Set(key, value)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println("Error while setting", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..227d01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module sattar.dev/kv
+
+go 1.21.6
diff --git a/kv.go b/kv.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/kv.go
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type KV struct {
+	file  *os.File
+	index map[string]KeyDir
+}
+
+type KeyDir struct {
+	valueSize   int64
+	valueOffset int64
+}
+
+func NewKV() (*KV, error) {
+	file, err := os.OpenFile("data", os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	index := make(map[string]KeyDir)
+	kv := KV{file: file, index: index}
+	err = buildIndex(&kv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &kv, nil
+}
+
+func buildIndex(kv *KV) error {
+	_, err := kv.file.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	offset := int64(0)
+	for {
+		keyValueSizeBytes := make([]byte, 8+8)
+		_, err = kv.file.Read(keyValueSizeBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			if err.Error() == "EOF" {
+				return nil
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+		keySize := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(keyValueSizeBytes[0:8]))
+		valueSize := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(keyValueSizeBytes[8:]))
+
+		offset += 8 + 8
+
+		keyValueBytes := make([]byte, keySize+valueSize)
+		_, err = kv.file.Read(keyValueBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		key := string(keyValueBytes[:keySize])
+
+		kv.index[key] = KeyDir{valueSize: valueSize, valueOffset: offset + keySize}
+
+		offset += keySize + valueSize
+	}
+}
+
+func (kv *KV) Close() error {
+	return kv.file.Close()
+}
+
+func (kv *KV) Get(key string) (string, error) {
+	keyDir, exists := kv.index[key]
+	if !exists {
+		err := buildIndex(kv)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+	return readAt(kv.file, keyDir.valueOffset, keyDir.valueSize)
+}
+
+func readAt(file *os.File, offset int64, size int64) (string, error) {
+	_, err := file.Seek(offset, io.SeekStart)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	contentBytes := make([]byte, size)
+	_, err = file.Read(contentBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return string(contentBytes), nil
+}
+
+func (kv *KV) Set(key string, value string) error {
+	keyBytes := []byte(key)
+	valueBytes := []byte(value)
+	keySizeBytes := intToBuffer(uint64(len(keyBytes)))
+	valueSizeBytes := intToBuffer(uint64(len(valueBytes)))
+
+	offset, err := kv.file.Seek(0, io.SeekCurrent)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	order := [][]byte{
+		keySizeBytes, valueSizeBytes, keyBytes, valueBytes,
+	}
+	var bytesToWrite []byte
+	for _, r := range order {
+		bytesToWrite = append(bytesToWrite, r...)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := kv.file.Write(bytesToWrite); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	kv.index[key] = KeyDir{valueSize: int64(len(valueBytes)), valueOffset: offset + int64(8+8) + int64(len(keyBytes))}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func intToBuffer(number uint64) []byte {
+	buf := make([]byte, 8)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(buf, number)
+	return buf
+}
diff --git a/kv_test.go b/kv_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88cd5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kv_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func BenchmarkWrites(b *testing.B) {
+	kv, err := NewKV()
+	defer func(kv *KV) {
+		err := kv.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}(kv)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		err := kv.Set(fmt.Sprintf("key%d", i), "value")
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+}